Health

The Hindu
County vaccinates over 39000 with swine flu
Victorville Daily Press
SAN BERNARDINO • In the year since the swine flu virus starting grabbing headlines, the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health has vaccinated over 39000 residents with the H1N1 flu vaccine. Since the fall of 2009, the Department of Public ...
The Pandemic That Wasn'tForbes
Program aims to prevent virus outbreakThe Almagest
Flu Shots in Children Can Help CommunityNew York Times
Business Gazette -Buffalo News -Reuters
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BioSante cites positive GVAX study, shares rise
Forbes
AP , 03.11.10, 12:56 PM EST NEW YORK -- BioSante Pharmaceuticals said Thursday that its GVAX cancer treatment led to a reduction of cancer cells in leukemia patients who had been taking the cancer drug Gleevec for at least one year. ...
BioSante rallies on study; drug stocks slipMarketWatch
BioSante cancer vax promising in small studyFierceVaccines
SmallCapReview - Small Cap Stocks to Watch - BPAX, FRPTTransWorldNews (press release)
Chicago Breaking Business - Tribune (blog) -Trading Markets (press release)
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In response to a recall commenced by its supplier, Mincing Overseas Spice Company, Dayton, New Jersey, Frontier Natural Products Co-op, is voluntarily recalling several of its products manufactured with non-organic black pepper that were sold under the Frontier brand and under the Whole Foods Market brands listed below that contain black pepper supplied by Mincing Overseas Spice Company. The black pepper has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella

ABC News
CORRECTED - UPDATE 2-FDA rules out bisphosphonate, thigh fracture link
Reuters
BOSTON, March 10 (Reuters) - US regulators said on Wednesday they have found no link between oral bisphosphonate osteoporosis medications such as Merck & Co Inc's (MRK.N) Fosamax and certain thigh bone fractures. ...
Long-term use of osteoporosis drugs linked to hip breaksUSA Today
FDA: No connection between bisphosphonates, femur fracturesEndocrine Today
FDA Will Review Fosamax, Boniva for SafetyWall Street Journal
ABC News -FiercePharma -dBTechno
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World News
Novel Thyroid Hormone Analogue Aids Lipid Lowering
MedPage Today
Explain to interested patients that an experimental drug that mimics thyroid hormone in the liver enhanced the lipid-lowering effects of statins in a clinical trial. Note that the study provided only ...
Alternative to Statins Shows PromiseBusinessWeek
New Drug Helps Cholesterol Levels DipBiomed Middle East
Drug cuts cholesterol without side effectsUPI.com
eMaxHealth -SR International - Radio Sweden -Times of India
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France24
Pill Kills Hard-to-Treat Head Lice
WebMD
March 10, 2010 -- Stromectal -- a pill containing ivermectin, a drug used to prevent heartworms in dogs -- kills head lice that are resistant to first-line treatment better than malathion-based lotion. ...
Pill found to outdo lotion in tough head-lice casesLos Angeles Times
For Tough Head Lice, Pill Tops LotionBusinessWeek
Oral Pill More Effective than Lotion in Reducing Head LiceTopNews United States
WYMT -CBS 5 -MedPage Today
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KOMO News
NIH Panel: End Bans on Vaginal Birth After C-Section
WebMD
March 10, 2010 - Hospitals and professional societies should end bans that that keep many women who've had a C-section from opting for a natural birth in later pregnancies, an NIH advisory panel today urged. ...
Panel urges more choice in birth after C-sectionLos Angeles Times
Panel Urges New Look at Caesarean GuidelinesNew York Times
Vaginal birth after cesarean underused: panelReuters
Baltimore Sun -Detroit Free Press -ABC News
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CBC.ca
Salmonella Risk Prompts Wider Food Recall
WebMD
March 10, 2010 -- Nearly 2 million pounds of ready-to-eat beef taquito and chicken quesadilla products that may be contaminated with salmonella have been recalled, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) says. ...
Health Highlights: March 11, 2010Palm Beach Post
Food product recall jumps by 1.7M pounds over salmonella fearsUSA Today
Food Recalls For Salmonella-Tainted Ingredient Could Hit 10000 ProductsNewsinferno.com
dBTechno -Lumina News -Food Product Design
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New York Daily News
$10 million pot-growing ring in New Jersey goes up in smoke
New York Daily News
AP MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ - Cops sniffed out $10 million worth of marijuana plants, the largest pot-growing bust in New Jersey history, state police said Wednesday. Officers detected the smell of marijuana wafting from the chimney of a Monroe Township ...
Marijuana operation sets recordCherry Hill Courier Post
N.J. raids yield $10 million marijuana operation | Philadelphia Inquirer | 03 ...Philadelphia Inquirer
Officer sniffs out $10M, three-county marijuana growing operationAsbury Park Press
phillyBurbs.com -WCBS-TV New York -The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
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Oneindia
Men stay sexually active for longer than women
New York Daily News
Men's libidos last well into their 60s, 70s and beyond, while older women are more likely to lose interest in sex, according to a new study. Nothing, not even old age, comes between a man and his sex life. Some 67% of men between the ...
Healthier men want more sex for more yearsCNN
Men Outlive Women SexuallyFOXNews
Good Health Boosts Sexual Life ExpectancyWebMD
Atlanta Journal Constitution -NBC Chicago -TIME
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Washington Post
Prince George's County Animal Watch
Washington Post
The following cases were received recently by the Prince George's County Department of Environmental Resources' Animal Management Group. Call 301-780-7200 for directions to the county animal shelter, hours of operation and adoption and licensing ...
No-kill animal shelter in Hunt CountyNorth Texas e-News
Volunteers fight to save animals from euthanasiaWaynesville Smoky Mountain News
County animal shelter offers reduced holiday feePorterville Recorder
ABC Action News -The Detroit News -Pensacola News Journal
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Daily Monitor
Free condoms can't prevent rise in Trenton AIDS cases: 1 in 56 blacks
The Trentonian
By LA PARKER TRENTON — Local health organizations distributed free condoms along with other sexually transmitted disease fighters, but city residents continue to lose ground against HIV/AIDS. Trenton numbers ratcheted up from a year ago despite a ...
WVSU Hosts Event for Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness DayWOWK
Women urged to get tested for HIVKSN-TV
Dealing With HIV & AIDSKELOLAND TV
eNews Park Forest -KGWN -KSMU Radio
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CBC.ca
Valley Mom Fights For Baby Sling Safety
KPHO Phoenix
LAVEEN, Ariz. -- "It has been a gut-wrenching ride," said Rochelle Price. The Valley mom has fought for two years to get the word out about dangerous baby slings. Consumers Reports has linked seven suffocation deaths to one product, ...
Gov't to warn on baby slings because of deathsThe Associated Press
Baby sling safetyWMBF
Most baby slings safe, says expertCANOE
Newsinferno.com -AboutLawsuits.com -Kansas City Star
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Mrs. Gerry’s Kitchen, Inc. of Albert Lea, MN has been notified by a supplier that a certain seasoning ingredient it supplied to Mrs. Gerry’s contains hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) that may be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

Mrs. Gerry’s Kitchen, Inc. of Albert Lea, MN has been notified by a supplier that a certain product it supplies to Mrs. Gerry’s contains hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) that may be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

Roanoke Times
Va. assembly approves bill to bar health-insurance mandate
Washington Post
RICHMOND -- The Virginia General Assembly has given final approval to a bill that would make it illegal for the government to require individuals to purchase health insurance, a measure intended to conflict with Democratic ...
Virginia: Opting to Refuse Health OverhaulNew York Times
Legislative update from the 19th District delegatesThe Lincoln Journal
Va OKs 1st bill banning mandated health coverageThe Associated Press
Rose Report -Journal Record (subscription)
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Olde Westport Spice announced that it is voluntarily recalling 5- and 10-oz. jars and 20-oz. bags of Garden Harvest Special Blend Seasoning because an ingredient used in the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.

Quaker Snack Mix Baked Cheddar is being voluntary recalled after Basic Food Flavors, Inc. of Las Vegas, Nevada initiated a recall of their hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) due to potential Salmonella contamination. HVP is a very minor ingredient in the seasoning for this product. Although every seasoning lot tested negative for Salmonella, and there are no reports of Salmonella–related illness related to this product, the product is voluntarily being recalled out of an abundance of caution.

Seattle Post Intelligencer
Heart Test May Be Overused
Wall Street Journal
A widely used test to detect blockages in the heart's arteries often turns up little or no evidence of disease, a new study found, suggesting that patients are frequently exposed unnecessarily to the risks and costs of the invasive ...
Heart Angiograms Show No Disease in Almost 40%BusinessWeek
Study Suggests Overuse Of Heart AngiogramsKaiser Health News
Study: Too many angiograms givenMinneapolis Star Tribune
NPR (blog) -ABC7Chicago.com
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Calif. regulators defend rescission settlements
BusinessWeek
California insurance regulators on Wednesday defended their actions against health insurers after a report showed few consumers who complained their coverage was canceled after they took ill actually benefited from ...
Few customers collecting from health-care settlementCapitol Weekly
Settlements over dropped insurance lanquishSan Francisco Chronicle
ABC, CBS, NBC Join Obama's Attack on Insurance CompaniesBusiness Media Institute
Los Angeles Times -CBS 2 -California Healthline
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